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INVENTOR ATT RNEY'.

J. N. COLLINS COLLAR Dhginal Fiied April 2. 1929 Aug. 25, 1931.

Reissued Aug. 25, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN N. COLLINS, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE SHIB'I'CRAFT CO. INC OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK eoLm Original Io. 1,782,000, dated November 18, 1930, Serial No. 351,900 filed April 2, 1929. Application for reissue filed May 12, 1981.

My invention relates to a collar, and particularl to a collar with stiffening means at the ront edges.

It is the principal object of the invention I to provide a collar having improved stiffening means along the front edges, arranged and embodied so as to be readily and cheaply manufactured, neat in appearance and serviceable in use.

Other minor objects and features of the invention will appear as the specification Q proceeds.

In the drawings, which show for illustrating purposes, preferred forms of the inven- "1 tion Fig. 1 is a front view of a collar, one corner being turned up to illustrate features at the rear of such corner;

Fig. 2 is a somewhat diagrammatic view of 30 parts of a collar before being stitched;

Fi 3 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 2 an partially stitched together;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially in the plane of line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

25 Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but illustrating a slight modification.

The construction and features of invention may perhaps best be described in connection with a description of the preferred method of manufacture.

In the drawings, 6 indicates an inner ply,

while 7 indicates an outer ply of a collar. These plies as is usual in collar manufacture are arranged with the wrong side of the goods outwardly. If desired, a ply of interlining 8 may be interposed between the plies 6-7. Another ply which for convenience I term a pocket ply 9 is interposed between the plies 6-7. In the form shown the pocket ply is formed of one thickness of goods folded upon itself (with the right side of the goods outwardly) and with the edges lying substantially along the edges of the front of the plies 6-7. The top edges of the pocket ply may be folded inwardly as indicated by the dotted line 11 so asto leave a finished edge i at the top.

All of the piles shown in Fig. 2 may then be stitched together by a common seam along the front edge as indicated more particular- Serial No. 538,888.

1y at 12. The plies are also stitched along the bottom edge. The stitched together collar construction is then folded back so that the seam 12 will come at the extreme front edge of the collar and the fold of the ply 9 will extend outwardly as partially indicated at 13 in Fig. 3. The ply 9 is then folded back along the rear side of the rear ply 6 and is then stitched to the remaining plies as indicated at 14 so as to leave a pocket 15 extending well up toward the top of the collar as indicated more particularly at 16 in Fig. 1. The open pocket 15 may then receive a stiffening member such, as celluloid strip 17 so that the front corners of the collar will be held straight and will not curl up. The pocket ply is preferably made of the same goods as that of the collar especiall when (xilored or figured fabrics are employe By means of my improved construction no additional seams are required and the labor and material costs in the manufacture of my collar are only trivially increased over the .cost of corresponding collars without my improved pocket construction.

In that form of the invention shown in Fig. 5 substantially the same construction is employed and the method of manufacture is substantially the same as that heretofore described, except that instead of employing a. separate stifi'ener 17 which may be removed I employ one or more plies such as stiff interlining material as indicated at 18 and preferably enclosed within a double thickness 1 9', which by analogy may be'termed a pocket ply. The construction shown in Fig. 5 with a proper grade of stiff material will be sub stantially non-curling and a collar so made will be found to be satisfactory in use.

While the invention has been described in considerable detail and a preferred form illustrated I do not wish to be strictly limited to the various details specifically disclosed, since obviously some changes may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A collar including an outer ply, an inner ply, and an interlining ply together with a pocket ply interposed between said inner and die being interposed and held between the inner and outer ies, .a seam at the extreme edge of said co msecuring said lies together, 1 the exposed art of the poo et ply being a ong the rear of the inner ply, and a row of stitches penetrating all of said pliesto hold the pocket ply in position at rear of said inner pl Q 3. A collar including outer and inner lies, apocht ,py one edge of said pocket ply 'ng ,inberpose between the inner and outer lies I i e titheiredges, the exposed part the turned back alongthe under- 85 iideo inner ly, and a row of stitches all 9 said plies in folded posito hdd the pocket ply closely adjacent ,theundersideof saidinner 1y. g Arcollar including outer and inner .plies ,p ndapocket pl one edge of said pocket ply intetpose etween said inner and outer es adjacent their ed es, all of said plies ingstltchod together y a common seam at the extreme edge 02f the collar, the exposed flpartnf said pocket ply being turned back g the underm'de ofsaid inner ply, said podiet pl said inner ply being stitched p m seam substantially parallel to said, first mentioned seam so as to'hold pocket ply closely adjacent the underside of as innerpl v 5. In with a collar including an awa an inner y and-an interlining P at s the. p y interposed tween said inner. an outer plies and adjacent ply-,mll 0 said plies being stitched t g." try-m. common seam at the 1'. of theeollar, said pocket ply r armmdthe'fextren e outer edge of inner pl and. extend y m d all of said plies 'ing stitched Y. i n seam substantially spmm to said first mentioned at the rear edge oilsgliid ptzgket ily, safid poliket ply an ga et,o ane ngate d7 l member said [A collar including inner and outer plies, elongated pocket ply,. one edge of said an ply being interposed and held between the inner and outer plies, ahseam at the extmme edge of said collar and along the bottom u'adgeoithe collar, the exposed part of the ply being turned back along the rear lithe inner piy, and-a row of stitches pene- Mrearwardly b trating all of said plies to hold the pocket ply in said position at the rear of said inner ply, said pocket ply forming an elongated pocket closed at the bottom thereof and adapted to receive an elongated member.

' 'LA cellar having outer and inner plies, an elongated pocket ply, one edge of said pocket ply be1ng interposed between inner and outer plies adjacent their edges, said pocket pl terminating short of the upper portion 0 said collar, the exposed part of the pocket ply being turned back along the under-side of the inner ply, and a row of stitches penetrating all of said plies in folded position to hold the pocket ply closely adjacent the underside of said inner ply, said pocket ply forming an elongated pocket having an opening at the upper end thereof for receiving an ehon ated stiflening member.

. 8. A collar inc ud'mg outer and inner les,

an elongated pocket ply, a side edge 0 said pocket ply interposed between the inher and outer p s ad acent their es, the top edges of said pocket ply being folded inwardly to leave a finished edge at the top,

y bemg the exposed part of the pocket turned back along the underside o the inner ply, and a rowof stitches penetrating of said plies in folded positiontohold the pocket ply closely adjacent the underside of said in-,

and stitched thereto to leave a pocket between 7 said pocket ply and said inner ply and a separate stiffening member removahly received in said pocket.

:10. A collar including an inner and outer ply with a pocket ly between said inner and outer plies, said s being stitched together y a common seam at the extreme edge of the collar, said pocket ply extendin rearwardly at the outside of said inner pi and being stitched thereto rearwardly o the collar edge on a seam substantially parallel to said first mentioned seam so as to leave a pocket between said Docket ply and said inner ply, said pocket oly terminating short of the upper'edge of the collar to provide an opening for said poclcet and a stiffening member inilertod within said pocket thru said open on 11. A collar including inner and outer plies and a pocket ply of still material interposed between said inner and outer plies, snidplies being stitched together by a common seam at the extreme edge of said collar, said pocket ply extending rearwardly along the rear side of said inner ply and being stitched thereto along the rear edge of said pocket plv 5 to form an elongated ocket extending substantially the length of said edge, and an 7 elongated stifi'ening member received in said pocket.

12. A collar including outer and inner 1o plies and a pocket ply, one edge of said pocket ply being interposed between said inner and outer plies adjacent their ed es, all of said plies being stitched to ether by a common seam at the extreme e ge of the collar, the exposed part of said pocket ply being turned back along the underside of said inner ply, to form a pocket along the edge of said collar, said pocket ply terminating short of the upper edge of the collar to permit insertion of a stifl'ening member into said pocket. 1

Signed at New York city this 4 day of May, 1931.

JOHN N. COLLINS. 

